Garment-form.



G. R. LENDLE.

GARMENT FORM.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23,1913.

Patented Apr. 7, 1914 3 SHEETS-SHEET 1'.

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O. R. LEN'DLE.

GARMENT FORM.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 2a, 1913.

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G. E. LENDLE.

GARMENT FORM. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28, 1913.

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CARL RUDOLF LENDLE, 0F CHICAGQ, ILLINOIS.

GARMENT-FORM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 28, 1913.

Patented Apr. "t, 191%. Serial No. 776,344.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL RUDOLF LENDLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment-Forms, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a garment form.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a form of this character wherein a finished or made garment can be thoroughly steamed for the cleaning and shaping thereof so that when the said garment is removed it will be cleaned and possess the correct shape.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a form of this character wherein the garment to be steamed will be held in correct form in such a manner that the steam will penetrate every portion thereof, thus cleansing and disinfecting it by the presence of a chemical solution in the water which is generated into steam, the action of the steam being designed to make the garment look new, while the disinfectant ex terminates without leaving an unpleasant odor all germs and removes all impurities therefrom, thereby rendering the garment perfectly sanitary.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a form of this character wherein cloth goods in strips can be placed within the same for the sponging thereof so as to avoid shrinkage of the goods when made into garments.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of'a form of this character wherein garments of various kinds and sizes can be thoroughly steamed for the cleaning thereof and shaped for sustaining the correct form thereof without the possibility of shrinkage of the garment or damage thereto.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a form of this character which is simple in construct-ion, thoroughly reliable and efficient in operation, and inexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, eomhination and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a front elevation of a form constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the same. Fig. 4 1s a perspective view showing the steam board at the rear of the form raised. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line 77 of Fig. 3.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts. throughout the several views of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the garment form comprises a hollow form A preferably constructed from metal which is foramlnous throughout, the form being the figure of a woman, although such form can be varied in shape as the occasion may require, and is provided at its lower end with a fire box 10 in which is removably arranged a gas burner 11 connected with a gas supply pipe 12 adapted to be attached to a gas main in any desirable manner, the wall of the fire box 10 being provided with a doorway 13 which permits the removal of the burner 11 therethrough. It is of course to be understood that any heating device can be substituted for the type shown should the occasion require.

Immediately above the fire box 10 interiorly of the form A is a boiler 14: having a conical-shaped top 15 forming a steam dome 16 above the water line in the boiler 14, the said boiler being equipped with a water gage 17, a steam gage 18 and a drain cock 19, the said boiler being filled with water through a suitable inlet tube 20, and the burner 11 beneath the bottom of the said boiler 14*generates the water therein into steam to be distributed ina manner and for a purpose. hereinafter set forth.

Arranged concentrically about the form A exteriorly thereof and directly above the boiler- 14 is a circular-shaped steam shield 21 providing a trough or gutter 22 in which is held a circular-shaped perforated steam pipe 23, the same communicating with the steam space 16 through the medium of a connection 24 on the opposite sides of which and arranged in the pipe are cut-off valves 25 which control the admission of steam to the said pipe 23 and also the circuitous course of the steam therein. This pipe 23 is suitably perforated and is designed to emit steam therefrom exteriorly of the form A in the steaming of a garment at its outer side when placed upon the form.

The conical-shaped top 15 of the boiler 14 is formed with a central concaved perforated portion 26, in the perforation of which is seated a spherical weight 27 serving as a valve to regulate the discharge of steam from the steam space 16 in the boiler to the interior of the form A, and rising from this central portion 26 is a hood or .cap 28 provided with a contracted perforated portion 29 through which is discharged the steam from the steam space 16 into the form A so that the said steam can circulate therein.

Suitably supported directly above the hood or cap 28 is an elongated cylinder 80 having a-conical shaped inlet 31 at its lower end and a closed top 32 at its opposite end, the inlet 31 being in alinement with the contracted perforated portion 29 of the hood or cap 28 and is designed to admit and retain the steam Within the cylinder 30, the outer surface of the latter supporting sponging material33 about which is adapted to be wrapped cloth strips to be sponged, the same being held thereon by means of tie bands 34 of any preferred construction which are readily detachable to permit the strips to be removed after the sponging thereof.

Arranged at intervals within the form A and fixed to the inner surface thereof are reinforcing bands 34 provided with alining eyes 35 through which is passed a lead pipe 36, the lower end of which has connected thereto a steam inlet cup 37 which is located contiguous to the hood or cap 28 so that steam discharged from its contracted por-' tion 29 will enter the cup 37 to be conveyed through the pipe 36 to a steaming board presently described.

Formed in the rear of the form A throughout a greater portion of the lower half thereof is a doorway 38 which is adapted to be closed by a door 39 which is in the form of a hollow section having reticulated walls to provide a steaming board which is swingingly connected to the form A by means of hinges 40 so that it may be raised tothe position as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing. The door 39 is supported in raised position by means of two part hingedly connected braces 41 which are pivoted thereto and also to the form A and are adapted to fold inwardly when the door is lowered.

Mounted in the door 39 is a steam pipe 42 which is connected to the lead pipe 36 through the medium of a flexible connection 43 so that steam may enter thespace formed in the door 39 'to permit a garment or material laid thereon to be steamed and pressed.

The inner wall of the door 39 is provided i with a valved drain cock 44 to permit the draining of the space formed within the door.

Arranged within the upper half of the form A is a cylindrical drum 45 which is open at its bottom and is closed at its top, the'top 46 of which is formed-with an opening 47 controlled by a cut-off slide 48 having a handle 49 projected exteriorlyof the form A so that it can be manually manipulated, the slide 48 when closing the opening 47 being designed to shut off steam from entering the upper portion of the form A, and this cylindrical drum 45 is fixed in the latter in any suitable manner at the waist line thereof.

In the use of the form, a garment is placed thereon and when steam is admitted to the interior thereof and also discharged exteriorly of the same the garment will be thoroughly steamed for the cleaning thereof, and the said form will render the garment in correct shape without possibility-of the raised can be used for pressing garments or cloth material. On manipulating the valves 25 and 44 and the slide 48 the course of the steam can be regulated to assure the proper working of the apparatus. The cylinder 30 is detached from its supports and removed through the doorway when the occasion requires.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of operation of the device will be clearly understood, and therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted.

' \Vhat is claimed is:-

1. In an apparatus of the class described, a hollow garment form, a water boiler Within the form, a trough formed exteriorly of the form above the water boiler, a steam pipe held within the'trough and having connection with the upper portion of the water boiler for conveying steam therefrom through the said pipe.

2. The combination with a hollow garment form, of a cylindrical drum fitted in the upper portion thereof and having an open end and also having .a perforated opposite end, a slide for controlling the perforation in the said drum and having a handle projected exteriorly of the body, and heating means arranged within the form below the drum.

The combination with a garment form, of steam discharging means arranged in-- teriorly thereof at its lower end, a drum having perforated and open ends mounted within the form to extend upwardly from the waist line thereof, and means for closing 1,092,726 new the perforated end of the drum to exclude steam from the form above the waist line thereof.

4. The combination with a garment form, of steam discharging means arranged interiorly thereof at its lower end, a drum having perforated and open ends mounted within theform to eirtend upwardly from the waist line thereof, means for closing the- 10 'perforated end of the drum to exclude steam from the form above thewaist line thereof,

and means exteriorly of the form for dis- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 15 in presence of two witnesses.

CARL RUDOLF LENDLE. Witnesses CHRISTIAN OBERSEIDER, HUGO MIoHLE. 

